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Eating: Biological, Psychological and Social Perspectives - PSYC701
This unit is subject to a quota. Limited places are available. Please refer to the Faculty for further information
The aim of this unit is to develop students' understanding of key issues in research on the biological, psychological and social aspects of eating. Each seminar will consider a currently interesting or contentious scientific and social debate, including: How far should the state intervene to prevent obesity? Are certain foods addictive? Who controls what we eat? Can diet damage the brain? Each seminar will involve preparatory reading, a review of the available scientific evidence, and a willingness to consider multiple perspectives on major social (eg, the 'Nanny' state) and scientific (eg, do we have 'free will'?) problems.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| When Offered: | S2 Day - Session 2, North Ryde, Day |
| Staff Contact(s): | Professor Richard Stevenson |
| Prerequisites: |
Admission to MRes |
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| NCCW(s): | PSYC401 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Psychology Faculty of Human Sciences |
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